GATE CSE 2023 | GA Question: 2

Question

Kind : _______ : : Often : Frequently (By word meaning)

• A. Mean
• B. Type
• C. Cruel
• D. Kindly

Comments

Answer: Option B: Type

NOTE: This questions became "Marks to All" in the GATE 2023 Final Answer Key.

In the GATE 2023 First Answer Key, the answer was given as "Option B - Type".

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option B .Type is the correct answer

Answer 1

Answer: B: Type

Often and Frequently are both adverbs and synonymous in meaning, indicating a high degree of frequency or occurrence.

The relationship between Kind and Type is that of synonymy or similarity in meaning, as they both refer to categories or classifications.

Therefore, the pair that exhibits the same relationship as the given pair is "Kind : Type" and "Often : Frequently".

Comments

Frequently(adverb) is synonym for often(adverb)

Mean(adjective) is antonym for kind(adjective)

Cruel(adjective) is antonym for kind(adjective)

Kindly(adjective) is synonym for kind(adjective)

type(noun/verb) is not related in anyway with kind(adjective)

Kindly(adverb) is not related to kind(adverb)

But at least both kindly and kind can be adverbs.

Therefore, Kindly is the answer.

we can have a similar argument with kind as a noun and getting “type” as the answer.

Answer 2

Option $(B)$ is correct.

Often and frequently are synonyms which means many times. In the same way, type is a synonym for kind.

Comments

kind(noun) is synonym to type(noun)

kind(adjective) is synonym to kindly(adjective)

often(adverb) is synonym to frequently(adverb)

kind(adverb) is synonym to kindly(adverb)

kindly is definitely an adverb but the below link explains why kind can be an adverb too.

https://lambdageeks.com/is-kind-an-adverb/#:~:text=Kind%20is%20certainly%20an%20adverb,an%20adverb%20in%20the%20sentences.

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindly

Answer 3

(B) KIND – a group whose members all have the same qualities synonym Type –  a group of people or things that share certain qualities and that are part of a larger group; a kind or sort .